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this morning, boehner called himself a "happy warrior," but by 5:00 p.m. he was walking away from battle. >> there was an agreement of some additional revenues until yesterday when the president demanded $400 billion more, which was going to be nothing more than a tax increase on the american people. >> reporter: boehner says he'll try to work with senate leaders instead on a deal that meets the g.o.p.'s two central requirements: first, no new taxes, and second, that any increase in the debt limit be offset by spending cuts. the move capped a frantic day of passing the buck on capitol hill with the house saying the senate should act. >> when is it they're going to show the american people they're willing to do the job that they were sent here to do? >> reporter: and the senate blaming the house? >> the senate will wait anxiously for the house of representatives to show us their work products. >> reporter: republicans blame the president. >> reporter: republicans blame the president. >> mr. president, if you don't like our plan, where's your plan? >> report
this morning, boehner called himself a "happy warrior," but by 5:00 p.m. he was walking away from battle. >> there was an agreement of some additional revenues until yesterday when the president demanded $400 billion more, which was going to be nothing more than a tax increase on the american people. >> reporter: boehner says he'll try to work with senate leaders instead on a deal that meets the g.o.p.'s two central requirements: first, no new taxes, and second, that any...
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well, republican speaker john boehner's plan to end the debt crisis in grave doubt tonight. conservatives in his own party turned against it and the vote had to be postponed. the house spent most of the afternoon debating the speaker's plan, but just a while ago when it became obvious the votes were not there to pass the measure, the vote was postponed and the house took up legislation to name post offices around the country. nancy cordes is at the capitol tonight. nancy, i don't know what to ask you now except what happens next. >> reporter: well, bob, this just shows the perils for either party trying to go it alone without compromising here. speaker boehner does not have any democratic support for this bill, so that means he can only afford to lose about two dozen republican house members and there are more than that tonight who are angry that his bill didn't cut deeper. just half an hour before the vote was due to take place, republican leaders postponed it, worried they did not have the votes. >> the bill's not perfect. i never said it was perfect, nobody in my caucus b
well, republican speaker john boehner's plan to end the debt crisis in grave doubt tonight. conservatives in his own party turned against it and the vote had to be postponed. the house spent most of the afternoon debating the speaker's plan, but just a while ago when it became obvious the votes were not there to pass the measure, the vote was postponed and the house took up legislation to name post offices around the country. nancy cordes is at the capitol tonight. nancy, i don't know what to...
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>> reporter: for now, boehner remains a speaker in waiting. cynthia bowers, cbs news, canton, ohio. >> mitchell: and still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," a shake-up in the sports world: tiger woods no longer number one. one. [ male announcer ] one look can turn the everyday into romantic. ♪ an accidental touch can turn ordinary into something more. moments can change anytime -- just like that. and when they do men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven, low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications, and ask if you're healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. [ man ] don't drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache, or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek im
>> reporter: for now, boehner remains a speaker in waiting. cynthia bowers, cbs news, canton, ohio. >> mitchell: and still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," a shake-up in the sports world: tiger woods no longer number one. one. [ male announcer ] one look can turn the everyday into romantic. ♪ an accidental touch can turn ordinary into something more. moments can change anytime -- just like that. and when they do men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident...
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president obama said today house speaker john boehner can fix this. >> just vote. let every member of congress vote their conscience and make them determine whether or not they want to shut the government my suspicion is there are enough vote there is and the reason hadn't called a vote on it is because he doesn't apparently want to see the government shutdown end at the moment. >> reporter: house republicans have passed a bill to pay federal emergency management workers. the white house rejects opening up parts of the government, demanding house republicans pay for all federal services. >> pelley: major, stay with us as we go to nancy cordes. nancy, speaker boehner said over the weekend there aren't enough votes to pass a bill to fund government without cuts. >> reporter: that claim is an iffy one if you look at the numbers, scott. all 200 democrats have now said they would vote to fund the government no strings attached and we've confirmed so far 15 republicans who said they would do the same. so right there you're very close to the 217 votes needed to pass this
president obama said today house speaker john boehner can fix this. >> just vote. let every member of congress vote their conscience and make them determine whether or not they want to shut the government my suspicion is there are enough vote there is and the reason hadn't called a vote on it is because he doesn't apparently want to see the government shutdown end at the moment. >> reporter: house republicans have passed a bill to pay federal emergency management workers. the white...
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speaker boehner was forced into the risky strategy by his right flank and made it clear today it was not his first choice. >> we listened to our colleagues over the course of the last week. we have a plan that they're happy with. we're going forward. >> reporter: by "colleagues" he means roughly 40 tea party republicans who balked at funding the government past september 30 unless the president's health care law was defunded or delayed. >> this is a devastating law that's having a devastating impact on all of our health care across the country. >> reporter: steve scalise of louisiana says he and other conservatives are tired of taking symbolic votes to repeal the law and wanted something with more teeth. but you know the senate is never going to vote for that. so is this just a recipe for a government shutdown? >> more and more senators are recognizing how devastating this law is. >> they're on a different planet. >> reporter: senator democrat chuck schumer says his party, which controls the senate, is united against defunding the president's signature achievement. >> this small grou
speaker boehner was forced into the risky strategy by his right flank and made it clear today it was not his first choice. >> we listened to our colleagues over the course of the last week. we have a plan that they're happy with. we're going forward. >> reporter: by "colleagues" he means roughly 40 tea party republicans who balked at funding the government past september 30 unless the president's health care law was defunded or delayed. >> this is a devastating law...
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republican house speaker john boehner was among those most encouraged until today. here's nancy cordes. for reform fails, it will be the president's fault. >> listen, there's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws, and it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes. >> reporter: it was a surprising about-face for the republican leadership. just last week, house budget care, paul ryan, told scott pelley that immigration reform was one of the party's top priorities. >> pelley: what about immigration reform? any hope for that? >> i think there is hope for that. we intend to take the issue up here in the house. >> reporter: but that was before a three-day republican retreat in maryland where house members were luke warm about boehner's proposal to give the nation's 11 million undocumented workers the chance to gain legal status. new york democrat chuck schumer, whose bipartisan reform bill passed the senate seven months ago, said he's still optimistic the house will act. >> i would urge sp
republican house speaker john boehner was among those most encouraged until today. here's nancy cordes. for reform fails, it will be the president's fault. >> listen, there's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws, and it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes. >> reporter: it was a surprising about-face for the republican leadership. just last week, house budget care, paul ryan, told scott pelley...
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house speaker john boehner wants to study alternate ways of financing the clinics. nine months after congress first learned this was a problem, the clinics are still on the drawing board and the veterans still wait. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. >> schieffer: and we'll be right back. back. i only use new thermacare® cold wraps. targettemp technology delivers a consistent, therapeutic cold to stop pain and start healing. new thermacare® cold wraps. a better way to treat pain. yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and c
house speaker john boehner wants to study alternate ways of financing the clinics. nine months after congress first learned this was a problem, the clinics are still on the drawing board and the veterans still wait. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. >> schieffer: and we'll be right back. back. i only use new thermacare® cold wraps. targettemp technology delivers a consistent, therapeutic cold to stop pain and start healing. new thermacare® cold wraps. a better way to treat pain....
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house speaker john boehner saying tonight that his ideas deserve merit and they want to work with him to pass something soon. >> pelley: i wonder, are there any areas of agreement? >> there are. in fact, the centerpieces of the president's plan are proposals that both republicans and democrats have been able to support in the past: payroll tax cuts, infrastructure spending, extending unemployment benefits and already those republican leaders are saying they could look at supporting something like that again. they are looking at these jobs numbers and they don't want to appear to be standing in the way of job creation. >> pelley: nancy, thank you very much. we began tonight with the anniversary of 9/11 and there is more news about that today. for the first time, the complete air traffic and military communications of 9/11 have been compiled by researchers at the rutgers university law review. as you will hear, the radio calls are a window into the chaos, fear, and surprise of the first minutes of the attack on america. bob orr has the tapes. >> reporter: two hours of horror and confusi
house speaker john boehner saying tonight that his ideas deserve merit and they want to work with him to pass something soon. >> pelley: i wonder, are there any areas of agreement? >> there are. in fact, the centerpieces of the president's plan are proposals that both republicans and democrats have been able to support in the past: payroll tax cuts, infrastructure spending, extending unemployment benefits and already those republican leaders are saying they could look at supporting...
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, the republicans need a net gain of 39 seats to take control away from the democrats and make john boehner the presumptive speaker. in the senate, it's much more of a long shot for the g.o.p. the republicans would have to hold on to what they have and pick up ten seats now held by democrats. we have our cbs news election team at key locations around the country and here at election headquarters, of course, first, congressional correspondent nancy cordes on candidates making their closing arguments. >> from confetti drops to diner stops. big rallies and bus tours. candidates for the house, senate, and 37 governorships are making their final case to the voters. republicans growing ever more confident that they will clinch the 39 extra seats they need to retake control of the house. >> if we're lucky enough to be in the majority and i'm lucky enough to be the speaker of the house... ( cheers and applause ) it's going to be real different. >> reporter: and luck is on john boehner's side according to the latest gallup poll where 55% of likely voters say they're voting republican tomorrow compar
, the republicans need a net gain of 39 seats to take control away from the democrats and make john boehner the presumptive speaker. in the senate, it's much more of a long shot for the g.o.p. the republicans would have to hold on to what they have and pick up ten seats now held by democrats. we have our cbs news election team at key locations around the country and here at election headquarters, of course, first, congressional correspondent nancy cordes on candidates making their closing...
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. >> reporter: but republican house speaker john boehner has balked at that idea. it would take away most of his party's leverage in fiscal cliff negotiations. >> there are a lot of issues on the table that have to be resolved by the end of the year, and i think i've laid out a reasonable framework where both parties can work together, and i'm looking forward to going down to the white house on friday and beginning that conversation. >> reporter: boehner and other top republicans have proposed eliminating deductions and loopholes that benefit the wealthy instead raising their tax rates. >> we are not going to hurt our economy and make job creation more difficult which is exactly what that plan would do. >> reporter: today the president argued closing loopholes alone won't be enough to cut the deficit. he'll have that argument face to face with wayne or friday. one of the most frequent criticisms we've heard over the past few years from members on both sides if you haven't done enough to reach out and build relationships. are there concrete ways you plan to approach
. >> reporter: but republican house speaker john boehner has balked at that idea. it would take away most of his party's leverage in fiscal cliff negotiations. >> there are a lot of issues on the table that have to be resolved by the end of the year, and i think i've laid out a reasonable framework where both parties can work together, and i'm looking forward to going down to the white house on friday and beginning that conversation. >> reporter: boehner and other top...
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nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight, nancy. >> reporter: well, scott, speaker boehner did not take the president up on that suggestion to hold a vote right away. he insists that congress could work out a deal very easily to extend this payroll tax cut for an entire year if only senate democrats would just come back. >> we're here. we're ready to go to work. >> reporter: a hand full of lonely house republicans are the only ones left on capitol hill now, waiting to negotiate with senators who left five days ago. >> all we're asking for is to get the senate members over here to work with us to resolve our differences. >> they are not representing the views of the american people. >> reporter: democratic leader steny hoyer called the move a gimmick, noting that half of the republican negotiators are on record opposing the payroll tax cut. >> i can't remember a time when 160 million americans were adversely affected by the actions that we took yesterday. >> reporter: house republicans are getting no backup from senate republicans who voted overwhelmingly for the stopgap two-month measur
nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight, nancy. >> reporter: well, scott, speaker boehner did not take the president up on that suggestion to hold a vote right away. he insists that congress could work out a deal very easily to extend this payroll tax cut for an entire year if only senate democrats would just come back. >> we're here. we're ready to go to work. >> reporter: a hand full of lonely house republicans are the only ones left on capitol hill now, waiting to negotiate...
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overall, scott, speaker boehner said he's very happy with his party's recruitment this election cycle. >> pelley: nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy, thank you very much. obre's something special-- this sunday on "face the nation," bob schieffer will interview president obama, and in the second half hour, he'll interview former president george w. bush. one hour, two presidents, this sunday on "face the nation." federal appeals court upheld bans on same-sex marriage in four states. this makes it more likely than the u.s. supreme court will take up the issue, the justices had previously refused to intervene letting stand a string of rulings that upheld same sex marriage. overseas now today, israeli police used force to break up large protests in the west bank amid fears of a new uprising by palestinians. violence has grown since israel gave the go-ahead for more jewish settlements in the palestinian section of jerusalem. allen pizzey is there. stones, running battles between >> reporter: tear gas and stones, running battles between palestinian youths and israeli security forces are ha
overall, scott, speaker boehner said he's very happy with his party's recruitment this election cycle. >> pelley: nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy, thank you very much. obre's something special-- this sunday on "face the nation," bob schieffer will interview president obama, and in the second half hour, he'll interview former president george w. bush. one hour, two presidents, this sunday on "face the nation." federal appeals court upheld bans on same-sex marriage...
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. >> reporter: then on the right, the republican leader in the house, john boehner, said he didn't believe the two sides were any closer to an agreement tonight than they ever were. well, they are all meeting again on sunday, scott, but i tell you, if there is a deal cooking, it is a long way from being done. >> pelley: thanks, bob. sunday on "face the nation," bob's guests will be treasury secretary timothy geithner and senators jeff sessions and bill nelson. the scandal that caused a british tabloid to fold has now landed on the prime minister's doorstep. a night at the ballpark for a father and son takes a tragic turn. and america makes history in space, today and yesterday, when the "cbs evening news" continues. it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for
. >> reporter: then on the right, the republican leader in the house, john boehner, said he didn't believe the two sides were any closer to an agreement tonight than they ever were. well, they are all meeting again on sunday, scott, but i tell you, if there is a deal cooking, it is a long way from being done. >> pelley: thanks, bob. sunday on "face the nation," bob's guests will be treasury secretary timothy geithner and senators jeff sessions and bill nelson. the scandal...
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. >> reporter: bus loads of john boehner's family and friends left cincinnati, ohio, before dawn this morning bound for d.c. where tomorrow nancy pelosi will formally return the speaker's gavel boehner handed to her in 2007. >> i don't really look back, i look forward. >> reporter: pelosi and fellow democrats hammered boehner today for scheduling a vote next week to repeal the president's health care law. >> every minute wasted on trying to repeal health care reform fruitlessly is one less minute the republicans will spend on job creation and turning this economy around. >> reporter: with a new 49-seat majority, republicans will have the votes in the house for repeal, though the effort is destined to die in the democratically controlled senate. is there any concern you might be making the same mistake that democrats made, which is focusing too much on health care? >> what we're going to do is focus on the health care bill and the repeal of that. we have to do that because our constituents tell us this is a jobs killer. >> reporter: the president, returning from his hawaiian vacation o
. >> reporter: bus loads of john boehner's family and friends left cincinnati, ohio, before dawn this morning bound for d.c. where tomorrow nancy pelosi will formally return the speaker's gavel boehner handed to her in 2007. >> i don't really look back, i look forward. >> reporter: pelosi and fellow democrats hammered boehner today for scheduling a vote next week to repeal the president's health care law. >> every minute wasted on trying to repeal health care reform...
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>> reporter: when asked what she was doing to end the game, boehner pointed at democrats. >> all i'm asking for is let's sit down like american people would expect us and talk to one another. if the leaders wanted to sit down, they wouldn't have to go very far. have you walked the 100 yards or so to speaker boehner's office once this week to talk through possible solutions or has he come to your office? >> ( clears throat ) senate democratic leader harry reid wouldn't say. >> i lived up to my end of the bargain. he didn't. >> reporter: both sides seem focused on winning the war of words. >> do you have a second? >> i'm all wired up here. >> reporter: senate republican leader mitch mcconnell was caught on camera strategizing with his kentucky colleague, rand paul. >> reporter: polls >> reporter: polls actually show that republicans get more blame for the shutdown, but not by much. and the longer that this drags on, the public may care less about who started it and more about the fact that both sides don't appear to be engaging one another, scott, to fix it. >> pelley: nancy, thank you
>> reporter: when asked what she was doing to end the game, boehner pointed at democrats. >> all i'm asking for is let's sit down like american people would expect us and talk to one another. if the leaders wanted to sit down, they wouldn't have to go very far. have you walked the 100 yards or so to speaker boehner's office once this week to talk through possible solutions or has he come to your office? >> ( clears throat ) senate democratic leader harry reid wouldn't say....
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democrats don't have enough votes for their bill either, so now both sides are regrouping even as speaker boehner warns the president not to try to use his own power to reform the immigration system. why should. the president act on his own if this is the best that congress can do? >> well, where's the president's proposal? the president says give me $3.7 billion, but don't do anything to dras the real problem on the border. just throw more money at it. i think that's totally irresponsible. >> reporter: even if the two sides do manage to pass their own bills, thebills, different and no one is planning to stick around to try to meld them into one final bill some of all of this is really for show and helps explain why this session of congress is on track to produce the fewest number of substantive bills in at least 20 years. >> that was nancy cordes reporting. lawmakers begin their five-week summer recess today. >>> and a tropical storm watch is in effect this morning for puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. tropical storm bertha is the second named storm of the atlantic hurricane season and it
democrats don't have enough votes for their bill either, so now both sides are regrouping even as speaker boehner warns the president not to try to use his own power to reform the immigration system. why should. the president act on his own if this is the best that congress can do? >> well, where's the president's proposal? the president says give me $3.7 billion, but don't do anything to dras the real problem on the border. just throw more money at it. i think that's totally...
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. >> couric: pelosi will be handed the speaker's gavel in january to john boehner. house republicans chose him their leader today, his 61st birthday. and in that alaska senate race, incumbent republican lisa murkowski is ready to declare victory tonight over tea party republican joe miller. she'll be the first senate candidate in more than 50 years to win with a write-in campaign. and update on a story we brought you last night. senate opponents have blocked the paycheck fairness act. that bill would have made it easier for women to sue employers who pay them less than men for similar work. and still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," no one expected william and kate to elope, but can britain really afford a royal wedding? up next, a painful lesson for aging baby boomers about spotting the early warning signs of alzheimer's. >> couric: the oldest of the baby boomers turn 65 next year. with aging come concerns about health, including alzheimer's. about five million american seniors are battling the disease. that is expected to increase by 50% over the next 20 year
. >> couric: pelosi will be handed the speaker's gavel in january to john boehner. house republicans chose him their leader today, his 61st birthday. and in that alaska senate race, incumbent republican lisa murkowski is ready to declare victory tonight over tea party republican joe miller. she'll be the first senate candidate in more than 50 years to win with a write-in campaign. and update on a story we brought you last night. senate opponents have blocked the paycheck fairness act....
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house speaker john boehner wants to fund the entire government through next fall, except for the department of homeland security, which implements immigration policy. that agency would only get funded for a few months, giving republicans a chance to make targeted immigration cuts once they control all of congress come january. some conservatives want to try to make those cuts now, but most g.o.p. members seem to side with boehner who is trying to avoid the kind of funding fight that led to a government shutdown last year. >> i think they understand it's going to be difficult to take meaningful action as long as we've got democratic control in the senate. >> reporter: the chances of a shutdown dropped dramatically this afternoon when senate leader harry reid signaled he might actually be open to the boehner bill. >> i think it's a shame that they're not going to include a very important homeland security appropriation bill, but i understand why they're doing it. >> reporter: it's rare for a leader to give way this early, but truth be told, scott, congress has been funding the government in f
house speaker john boehner wants to fund the entire government through next fall, except for the department of homeland security, which implements immigration policy. that agency would only get funded for a few months, giving republicans a chance to make targeted immigration cuts once they control all of congress come january. some conservatives want to try to make those cuts now, but most g.o.p. members seem to side with boehner who is trying to avoid the kind of funding fight that led to a...
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>> reporter: scott, there is a code of silence the white house and speaker boehner's try to apply to these phone conversations, releasing as few details as possible to protect the underlying negotiations. nevertheless, cbs news has learned the following: the speaker and the president spoke before treasury secretary geithner's comments about going over the cliff. the conversation was described as brief, meaning shorter than the 28-minute conversation speaker boehner and the president had last week. also those familiar with the conversation tell me-- or do not used words like "curt," "frank" and "direct" meaning it was probably more gentle. also i'm told scott this is no longer a time for check-in phone calls between these two leaders. everything now is substantive about the underlying merit of what treasury secretary geithner. republicans believe this can be done through tax loopholes not raising rates on the wealthiest americans. >> pelley: we asked chip reid to visit with a family staring over the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: sean and jody watson have four daughters ages five to 14 an
>> reporter: scott, there is a code of silence the white house and speaker boehner's try to apply to these phone conversations, releasing as few details as possible to protect the underlying negotiations. nevertheless, cbs news has learned the following: the speaker and the president spoke before treasury secretary geithner's comments about going over the cliff. the conversation was described as brief, meaning shorter than the 28-minute conversation speaker boehner and the president had...
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and house speaker boehner continue to stake out their ground in the debate over the looming fiscal cliff. both made radio addresses today. the president said any compromise must include higher taxes for families making more than $250,000 a year. the speaker called instead for closing special interest loopholes. campaign 2012 was the most expensive ever. overall spending topped the $6 billion mark, driven by super pacs. as michelle miller now tells us, many low-profile candidates benefitted from super pac money, cash that in some cases came from a single person. >> my job is to make sure they do represent your best interests. >> reporter: carrie bentiviolio won his election this year as a freshman congressman from michigan. >> i'm never, ever going to raise taxes unless there's a war. >> reporter: this former school teacher and political newcomer might not have gotten this far without a super pac,. liberty for all spent $800,000 to help bentiviolio win his republican primary. >> god bless them because it was wonderful. >> reporter: the backing came from john ramsey, a 22-year-old college
and house speaker boehner continue to stake out their ground in the debate over the looming fiscal cliff. both made radio addresses today. the president said any compromise must include higher taxes for families making more than $250,000 a year. the speaker called instead for closing special interest loopholes. campaign 2012 was the most expensive ever. overall spending topped the $6 billion mark, driven by super pacs. as michelle miller now tells us, many low-profile candidates benefitted from...
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the front of the house chamber to personally hand her resignation letter to a clearly moved speaker boehner. her presence prompted wonder at how far she's come, but also sadness about the mobility and speech she's still struggling to regain after that deadly mass shooting in tucson last year. >> i am so proud of my friend, and it will always be one of the great treasures of my life to have met gabby giffords and to have served with her in this body. >> gabby, we love you. we have missed you. >> reporter: "i missed you, too," said giffords who got a farewell embrace from the president last night before his state of the union address. >> whoa, whoa, whoa! if you suspected a company f ou >>> good evening, i'm dana king. >> i'm allen martin. >>> if you suspected a company of ripping you off, would you continue doing business with it? that's what the state is doing. calpers has awarded a multi- million dollar contract to a firm accused of defrauding the giant pension fund. sam shane on why calpers says it's better than the alternative. >> outpatient prescription coverage program will be managed
the front of the house chamber to personally hand her resignation letter to a clearly moved speaker boehner. her presence prompted wonder at how far she's come, but also sadness about the mobility and speech she's still struggling to regain after that deadly mass shooting in tucson last year. >> i am so proud of my friend, and it will always be one of the great treasures of my life to have met gabby giffords and to have served with her in this body. >> gabby, we love you. we have...
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of the shooting rampage here in connecticut, house speaker john boehner canceled the weekly republican media address so the president could "speak for the entire country at this time of mourning." again today, the president called for what he terms "meaningful action" to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. bill plante is at the white house and joins us now. good evening, bill. >> reporter: good evening, jim. that's right, the president in his weekly address tried to reach out and comfort a nation in shock. >> our heart are broken today. we grieve for the families of those we lost. >> reporter: the president again raised the hopes of those anxious for gun control legislation by repeating the rallying cry he made with such emotion on friday. >> and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> reporter: mass shootings in recent years have not led to stricter gun laws, but this time could be different, says ucla law professor, adam winkler. >> if there's one thing that will motivate people to ta
of the shooting rampage here in connecticut, house speaker john boehner canceled the weekly republican media address so the president could "speak for the entire country at this time of mourning." again today, the president called for what he terms "meaningful action" to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. bill plante is at the white house and joins us now. good evening, bill. >> reporter: good evening, jim. that's right, the president in his weekly address...
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boehner thought he had the votes to pass, but didn't. what's going on here is there are a group of newer and very conservative republicans who see no need to fall in line with their leaders and no penalty for defying them. they're literally out of control, at least out of the speaker's control. it's not the way washington used to operate. and what is worrying people on all sides here is that if this doesn't change, it may be difficult, if not impossible to pass anything. >> pelley: bob, we'll be watching you on sunday. thank you very much. on "face the nation" sunday, bob will be talking about immigration reform with senators dianne feinstein and jeff sessions. there is a place where more people are arrested for smuggling milk than drugs. and why the leak of radioactive waste in washington state may be worse than we thought when the cbs evening news continues. qlr [ female announcer ] arms were made for hugging. ♪ hands, for holding. ♪ feet, kicking. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arth
boehner thought he had the votes to pass, but didn't. what's going on here is there are a group of newer and very conservative republicans who see no need to fall in line with their leaders and no penalty for defying them. they're literally out of control, at least out of the speaker's control. it's not the way washington used to operate. and what is worrying people on all sides here is that if this doesn't change, it may be difficult, if not impossible to pass anything. >> pelley: bob,...
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. >> reporter: with time running out, house speaker john boehner announced his party's newest salvo, a bill to fund the government that also delays the individual mandate in the health care law which requires all americans to buy insurance. >> the house will act this evening and whether send it over to the united states senate. >> reporter: senate leader harry reid warned this bill would meet the same fate as the previous two which would have defunded or delayed the health care bill all together. >> they are closing down the government. i don't know what in the world is wrong with them, why they're fixated on this obamacare. it is the law! >> reporter: the strategy is being championed by texas senator ted cruz, along with dozens of tea party house republicans who road a wave of obamacare-related anger into office in 2010. louisiana's john fleming. do you think this is worth shutting down the government over? >> i think this is worth fighting over obamacare, which the american people reject. >> reporter: and worth shutting down the government? >> that's all i have to say. >> reporter:
. >> reporter: with time running out, house speaker john boehner announced his party's newest salvo, a bill to fund the government that also delays the individual mandate in the health care law which requires all americans to buy insurance. >> the house will act this evening and whether send it over to the united states senate. >> reporter: senate leader harry reid warned this bill would meet the same fate as the previous two which would have defunded or delayed the health...
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but house speaker john boehner told an audience in connecticut, this is just the beginning. he'll extract more cuts in exchange for republican votes to raise the debt limit next month. >> you know, taking money away from politicians to spend is like taking cocaine away from cocaine addicts, all right. >> reporter: we're learning tonight that many of the cuts in this budget deal were to programs that had unspent funds or that the president had intended to scale back anyway. katie. >> couric: nancy cordes, thanks very much. and one more political note. mitt romney took a big step today toward making a second run for the republican presidential nomination announcing he's forming an exploratory committee. tim pawlenty did the same three weeks ago. this allows them to raise money and hire staff before they formally declare they're in the race. in other news the search for a suspected serial killer or perhaps killers. since december police on long island have been finding bodies in secluded areas near the island's popular ocean beaches. as seth doane reports, two more were found t
but house speaker john boehner told an audience in connecticut, this is just the beginning. he'll extract more cuts in exchange for republican votes to raise the debt limit next month. >> you know, taking money away from politicians to spend is like taking cocaine away from cocaine addicts, all right. >> reporter: we're learning tonight that many of the cuts in this budget deal were to programs that had unspent funds or that the president had intended to scale back anyway. katie....
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the less charitable view is that cantor keeps cutting boehner's off at the knees. hat has put republicans in very sticky predictions this jeer. >> a good prediction. very interesting to watch that. i'm hearing there have been secretive talks going on behind the scenes. the gang of six continues to meet regularly. i'm told they're very close to a deal that is 4-5 trillion dollar and they're working on that. i think that will be part of the debate is a significant deficit reduction plan that also includes major tax reform. >> schieffer: john? >> i think we actually are going ee see on the super committee that failed to makes its $1.2 trillon in cuts those automatic cuts will happen january 1, 2013. 20ey won't be able to come up with an agreement until after the election n the lame duck period when everybody is done lth the politicking, there will be a little moment of opportunity where they will come to some kind of a deal and those ealy cuts which hit the defense department too much, that they'll come up with some kind of agreement. >> schieffer: my prediction i thi
the less charitable view is that cantor keeps cutting boehner's off at the knees. hat has put republicans in very sticky predictions this jeer. >> a good prediction. very interesting to watch that. i'm hearing there have been secretive talks going on behind the scenes. the gang of six continues to meet regularly. i'm told they're very close to a deal that is 4-5 trillion dollar and they're working on that. i think that will be part of the debate is a significant deficit reduction plan...
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at an appearance this morning in maryland, president obama called on republican house speaker john boehner to end want shutdown with a straight up-or-down vote on funding the government. as the dispute continues, national parks all over america remain closed, including the one bill whitaker visited in california. >> reporter: joshua tree national park in the southern california desert is a world- class climbing destination. when the temperatures drop each fall, the number of visitors goes up, about 3300 a day in october. >> so i'm really hoping that the shutdown will only last a week at most. >> reporter: catherine colella is a sales clerk. the camping gear store earns one-third of its annual income in october and november, drawing up to 150 customers clerk at nomad ventures in the town of joshua tree. the >> uh-huh. >> reporter: how many people did you have? >> five. >> reporter: and if the shutdown lasts more than a week, five of the eight employees will be laid off. could you be one of the ones who are cut? >> yeah, actually, next week, if we do not have the park open, i will be looking
at an appearance this morning in maryland, president obama called on republican house speaker john boehner to end want shutdown with a straight up-or-down vote on funding the government. as the dispute continues, national parks all over america remain closed, including the one bill whitaker visited in california. >> reporter: joshua tree national park in the southern california desert is a world- class climbing destination. when the temperatures drop each fall, the number of visitors goes...
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. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner said much the same in a letter to the president today, but he asked for specifics, including how mr. obama intends to pay for his plan. this week, we have visited all three sites of the 9/11 attacks, and tonight, we're reporting from what we've always called "ground zero." but after commemoration this sunday, this place may be known by its new name-- the national september 11 memorial. earlier, we went down for a look at the magnificent centerpiece. you hear them before you see them. wow! look at this! two granite pools with waterfalls spread out across the world trade center plaza-- one for each fallen tower. each of them is an acre in size. the water glides down 30 feet. so this is precisely in the footprint of the world trade center tower? >> exactly. >> pelley: we got an early look with chris ward, executive director of the port authority of new york and new jersey, the agency that owns the site and oversees the rebuilding. >> this fountain alone is the largest man-made fountain in america. we've built two of them. 660,000 gallons of wate
. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner said much the same in a letter to the president today, but he asked for specifics, including how mr. obama intends to pay for his plan. this week, we have visited all three sites of the 9/11 attacks, and tonight, we're reporting from what we've always called "ground zero." but after commemoration this sunday, this place may be known by its new name-- the national september 11 memorial. earlier, we went down for a look at the magnificent...
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>> couric: tonight, the republicans are poised to take back the house and make john boehner speaker. in the senate, the democrats and their leader are hanging by a thread. it's election day in america. i'm katie couric. also tonight, rehearsing a terror attack. officials say the terrorists behind the failed printer cartridge bombings did a test run just weeks ago. and tea partiers. they energized voters, struck fear into republicans and democrats alike, and they insist they're here to stay. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and this is a special western edition. good evening, everyone. control of the new 112th congress is on the line this midterm election night. the polls are now closed in more than half the states, including arkansas where cbs news projects republican john boozeman has defeated senator blanche lincoln. she's the first incumbent democrat in the senate to lose a seat tonight. another senate pickup for the g.o.p., indiana. dan coats takes the seat of retiring democrat e
>> couric: tonight, the republicans are poised to take back the house and make john boehner speaker. in the senate, the democrats and their leader are hanging by a thread. it's election day in america. i'm katie couric. also tonight, rehearsing a terror attack. officials say the terrorists behind the failed printer cartridge bombings did a test run just weeks ago. and tea partiers. they energized voters, struck fear into republicans and democrats alike, and they insist they're here to...
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this morning speaker boehner said we're still this far apart and there can't be any deal that includes any kind of tax raises. the president also saw nancy pelosi this morning, the leader of the house democrats is presumably in there to complain about signals that the administration may be willing to make cuts in the entitlement programs including social security. so all of this remains very much up in the air. and the two sides will continue talking. they'll meet again here on sunday. nancy? >> we'll wait to hear from the pr >>> this weather report sponsored by new neutrogena wet skin sunblock. >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to erica. >> mary, thanks. the shuttle program has brought great gains in expanding not only the knowledge of the universe but the technology that we now have many that folks use every day. it is also helped to expand the dreams of so many. that, though has not come without a cost. two disasters have claimed 14 restaurants s astronauts over the past three decades. their passion to explore is what fueled the space program and their sacrific
this morning speaker boehner said we're still this far apart and there can't be any deal that includes any kind of tax raises. the president also saw nancy pelosi this morning, the leader of the house democrats is presumably in there to complain about signals that the administration may be willing to make cuts in the entitlement programs including social security. so all of this remains very much up in the air. and the two sides will continue talking. they'll meet again here on sunday. nancy?...
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some tea party elements tried to oust boehner as speaker earlier this year. eager to avoid another revolt, he joined forces with the tea party last month and demanded that the president's health care law be repealed or delayed as part of a deal to avoid a government shutdown. >> the american people don't want the government shut down and they don't want obamacare. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: but last week, boehner changed course again, dropping his demand that obamacare be part of a deal. >> i don't want anything on the table, i don't want to take anything off the table. >> reporter: this time, the pressure to switch came from mainstream house republicans. boehner had promised them with the debt limit deadline looming that he would not allow the nation to default. if there is a deal in the senate boehner will face a dilemma: he can either allow the house to vote-- which will likely split the republican party in two and create a major backlash from the tea party-- or, scott, he can refuse to allow a vote, which could lead to default. >> pelley: chip rei
some tea party elements tried to oust boehner as speaker earlier this year. eager to avoid another revolt, he joined forces with the tea party last month and demanded that the president's health care law be repealed or delayed as part of a deal to avoid a government shutdown. >> the american people don't want the government shut down and they don't want obamacare. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: but last week, boehner changed course again, dropping his demand that obamacare be...
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. >> house democrats are trying to force speaker john boehner's happened. on friday they announced a rarely used discharging committee. in order for that to happen some republicans would have to break with their party and sign a petition with democrats and even if that occurs it's a process that will take six days potentially extending the shutdown at least another week. >> this is an opportunity for republicans who will claim that twhanlt to vote on a clean c.r. to keep the government open to actually put their signature where their statements are. >> reporter: for now gop leadership in the house continues to introduce targeted funding legislation. >> today we're going to vote to open fema and the national weather service as we witness a growing storm in the gulf and we're also going to vote to provide nutrition services for women and children in poverty. we plan to also later nexteek open up head start. >> reporter: the democrats insist funding the government piece by piece is not an option. it's all or nothing. >> this shutdown could be over today we kno
. >> house democrats are trying to force speaker john boehner's happened. on friday they announced a rarely used discharging committee. in order for that to happen some republicans would have to break with their party and sign a petition with democrats and even if that occurs it's a process that will take six days potentially extending the shutdown at least another week. >> this is an opportunity for republicans who will claim that twhanlt to vote on a clean c.r. to keep the...
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what does that do to boehner's negotiating position? >> it definitely weakens his position, scott, which is why he and other republican leaders are scrambling to come up with a second bill, a big package of spending cuts that the house can vote on as well tomorrow to try to sweeten the deal for conservatives holding out on plan "b." >> pelley: nancy, thanks very much. three state department officials resigned today after a blistering report on security lapses at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. an attack there last september killed four americans, including the u.s. ambassador chris stevens. margaret brennan is at the state department. >> reporter: the state department's chief of security, eric boswell, deputy charlene lamb, and an official in the near east division that overseas libya all resigned. the report called security at the u.s. post in benghazi "grossly inadequate to deal with the attack." career diplomat thomas pickering ran the review board. >> frankly, the state department hadn't given benghazi the security, both phys
what does that do to boehner's negotiating position? >> it definitely weakens his position, scott, which is why he and other republican leaders are scrambling to come up with a second bill, a big package of spending cuts that the house can vote on as well tomorrow to try to sweeten the deal for conservatives holding out on plan "b." >> pelley: nancy, thanks very much. three state department officials resigned today after a blistering report on security lapses at the u.s....
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the right message is cutting spending. >> reporter: a defeated speaker boehner said the president and senate leaders would now have to take the lead in finding a resolution to avert the fiscal cliff. >> how we get there god only knows. >> reporter: mr. speaker, it sounds like you're walking away from talks with the president. >> no, no, no. no, listen, i do not say that. nobody ought to read anything into this. we've got differences but the problem -- the country's got big spending problems and we've got to get serious added a dressing them. >> reporter: but this isn't the first time that something like this has happened in talks with the president. why should he have faith that when you negotiate with him that your members are behind him. >> listen, the president knows i've always been able to deliver on any promise i've made with him. >> reporter: it might sound like the smaller less ambitious package that the president is proposing tonight would be easier for the speaker to pass but it actuality might be more difficult for him to get republicans on board if it doesn't include that
the right message is cutting spending. >> reporter: a defeated speaker boehner said the president and senate leaders would now have to take the lead in finding a resolution to avert the fiscal cliff. >> how we get there god only knows. >> reporter: mr. speaker, it sounds like you're walking away from talks with the president. >> no, no, no. no, listen, i do not say that. nobody ought to read anything into this. we've got differences but the problem -- the country's got...
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. >> reporter: john boehner and fellow republicans have ever reason to believe cheering. according to the latest gallup poll, unprecedented 55% of likely voters say they'll be casting the ballot for the gop today. compared to just 40% for the democrats. the last time republicans did so well was in 1994, the year of the republican revelation with 52 seats. analysts predict similar gains tonight. democrats brought out their biggest stars in a last-minute scramble for votes. >> everybody's playing politics and everybody tries to turn three dimensional people into two dimensional cartoons. >> reporter: former president bill clinton headed to wf in support of senate hopeful joe manchin. >> harry knows who and what he stands for. and he has never forgotten where he came from. >> reporter: in nevada, michelle obama made a last-minute push for harry reid. the majority lead who are's running against tea party candidate sharron angle in a race most polls show him losing. president obama stayed out of sight on monday giving radio interviews and releasing a video to aol. >> hi, this
. >> reporter: john boehner and fellow republicans have ever reason to believe cheering. according to the latest gallup poll, unprecedented 55% of likely voters say they'll be casting the ballot for the gop today. compared to just 40% for the democrats. the last time republicans did so well was in 1994, the year of the republican revelation with 52 seats. analysts predict similar gains tonight. democrats brought out their biggest stars in a last-minute scramble for votes. >>...
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of them. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> pelley: today at the capitol,ic republican house speaker john boehner described some of thebed president's economic proposals as "fantasy land." but he also said there is room for agreement on some issues that the president mentioned last night, including cyber security, trade agreements, and tax reform. here's nancy cordes. >> we can accommodate up to around 4,000 units. >> reporter: in silver spring, maryland, rachel stevens runs trendykid, selling children's luggage to 400 stores in the u.s. she also ships to retailers in five european countries who pay a tariff of 5.2% on her goods and mark up the pricema accordingly. >> we try to keep the prices ato be good price for families to beav able to afford and having those high tariffs makes it hard to compete. >> reporter: that could change soon. the white house has been negotiating with leaders in europe and in asia with strong backing from congressional republicans. >> the whole entire purpose ofe trad these trade agreements is tor lower those barriers against our products being sold into these countrie
of them. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> pelley: today at the capitol,ic republican house speaker john boehner described some of thebed president's economic proposals as "fantasy land." but he also said there is room for agreement on some issues that the president mentioned last night, including cyber security, trade agreements, and tax reform. here's nancy cordes. >> we can accommodate up to around 4,000 units. >> reporter: in silver spring, maryland, rachel stevens...
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it will take some doing for boehner and reid to get along. it was only yesterday on the senate floor that harry reid called john boehner a dictator. in the past these meetings haven't produced much progress. the goal appears to be to shield most americans from automatic tax increases due to eat into their paychecks starting next week in the form of federal income tax withholding. the president has agreed to raisin come taxes on americans over $400,000. also an effort to extend jobless benefits for america's out of work for six months or more. these are microscopic goals but might be all that the political system with accomplish. >> major, do we have any reason to believe that this time it is different? >> certainly because the deadline is real the house is coming back in session on sunday. everyone is going to be here either to preside over america going over the fiscal cliff and all of us watching it together orr last minute small deal that averts it for a while and leaves more negotiations for the future. >> major garrett thank you very muc
it will take some doing for boehner and reid to get along. it was only yesterday on the senate floor that harry reid called john boehner a dictator. in the past these meetings haven't produced much progress. the goal appears to be to shield most americans from automatic tax increases due to eat into their paychecks starting next week in the form of federal income tax withholding. the president has agreed to raisin come taxes on americans over $400,000. also an effort to extend jobless benefits...
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>> reporter: boehner, just as irritated, accused the president of bad faith. >> the white house moved the goalpost. there was an agreement on some additional revenues. >> reporter: white house senior officials say the talks broke down over three issues: in a statement following today's meeting, the white house called on congress to refrain from playing reckless political games with our economy and emphasized the president's strong opposition to a short-term extension to the debt ceiling saying, "it would be irresponsible to put our country and economy at risk again in just a few short months." >> the only bottom line that i have is that we have to extend this debt ceiling through the next election into 2013. >> reporter: and that election, of course, is very much on everybody's mind. the speaker's office shot right back saying it would be too bad if the president vetoed a short- term increase in the debt ceiling just because it was an inconvenient timing for his reelection campaign. russ. >> mitchell: bill plante at the white house, thanks a lot. for their part, democratic leaders in
>> reporter: boehner, just as irritated, accused the president of bad faith. >> the white house moved the goalpost. there was an agreement on some additional revenues. >> reporter: white house senior officials say the talks broke down over three issues: in a statement following today's meeting, the white house called on congress to refrain from playing reckless political games with our economy and emphasized the president's strong opposition to a short-term extension to the...
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do you like speaker boehner? >> i do. and i think john would like to do the right thing. >> pelley: do you trust him? >> i... i do trust that when john tells me something he means it. i think that his challenge right now is inside his caucus, but i think ronald reagan and tip o'neill are a great example. ronald reagan repeatedly took steps that included revenue in order for him to accomplish some of these larger goals, and the question is, if ronald reagan could compromise, why wouldn't folks who idolize ronald reagan be willing to engage in those same kinds of compromises? >> pelley: do you regret any of the things you have said in all this? >> no, i think i have been pretty restrained. >> pelley: well, you told the congress they don't do their work as well as their daughters do their homework. >> what i said was that they procrastinate, and that is absolutely true. i don't think i would get any dispute about that anywhere in the country. i mean, the fact of the matter is that we should not be leaving an issue of this ma
do you like speaker boehner? >> i do. and i think john would like to do the right thing. >> pelley: do you trust him? >> i... i do trust that when john tells me something he means it. i think that his challenge right now is inside his caucus, but i think ronald reagan and tip o'neill are a great example. ronald reagan repeatedly took steps that included revenue in order for him to accomplish some of these larger goals, and the question is, if ronald reagan could compromise,...
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the challenge for boehner, this isn't going to change necessarily any votes but for boehner he's already being defined as speaker boehner and so his image in terms of the way democrats will try to characterize him as a leader if in fact things go as everyone seems to think and republicans will be in control, now this is a way to start defining him before he's even in office and gets to define himself. >> interesting. john dickerson in washington appreciate your expertise. thank you, sir. >> thanks harry. >> maggie? >> thanks harry. >>> the latest on the arrest of a pakistani-virginia man accused of planning an attack on washington, d.c.'s heavy-traveled metro subway system. here's a live picture from arlington, virginia. aation that was allegedly a target. homeland security correspondent bob orr in washington this morning to talk about this with us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. >> farooque ahmed is the suspect's name. >> reporter: he was hoping to do a great deal of damage according to investigators. according to court documents we saw yesterday, farooque ahmed planni
the challenge for boehner, this isn't going to change necessarily any votes but for boehner he's already being defined as speaker boehner and so his image in terms of the way democrats will try to characterize him as a leader if in fact things go as everyone seems to think and republicans will be in control, now this is a way to start defining him before he's even in office and gets to define himself. >> interesting. john dickerson in washington appreciate your expertise. thank you, sir....
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they expect the president and house speaker boehner to come together and get this done. if they didn't, they'd be laying off workers, and as we can see by the data they are not doing nhat. eut they are cautious, and appropriately so. washington can botch this so gtey aren't very aggressive with their hiring. ehey pulled back on their pnvestment on their advertising. wey also realize tax rates are going up next year, so what they're doing is announcing special dividends and pulling dividends forward into this year because they realize that tax rates on dividends next year will be higher. so they're trying to give their shareholders a break. >> dubois: so that's what tsinesses are doing. what are you seeing on ma n street? >> well, you know, howls holds also realize that tax rates are likely to go up, so we're seeing thlot of underwater homeowners-- homeowners that owe more on aeir home than it's worth-- itling this year because they get a tax break if they do it ohis year. next year they may not get it. we're seeing wealthy households give more to their favorite charities
they expect the president and house speaker boehner to come together and get this done. if they didn't, they'd be laying off workers, and as we can see by the data they are not doing nhat. eut they are cautious, and appropriately so. washington can botch this so gtey aren't very aggressive with their hiring. ehey pulled back on their pnvestment on their advertising. wey also realize tax rates are going up next year, so what they're doing is announcing special dividends and pulling dividends...
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after the election where the president said he was going to issue his executive action and speaker boehner, majority leader mcconnell and others said you're going to poison the well to make it harder for us to find consensus on some elements of the immigration problem. i do think -- >> schieffer: we'll have to stop right there. i'm very sorry much. i hope you'll come back. we'll be right back. atrial fibrillation an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto®. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke risk. but xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem that doesn't require regular blood monitoring. so jim's not tied to that monitoring routine. gps: proceed to the designated route. not today. for patients currently well managed on warfarin
after the election where the president said he was going to issue his executive action and speaker boehner, majority leader mcconnell and others said you're going to poison the well to make it harder for us to find consensus on some elements of the immigration problem. i do think -- >> schieffer: we'll have to stop right there. i'm very sorry much. i hope you'll come back. we'll be right back. atrial fibrillation an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at...
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speaker boehner seemed to drop his demands today for big changes to the president's health care law in exchange for funding the government. what do you need in order to reopen the full government? >> i don't want to put anything on the table. i don't want to take anything off the table. >> reporter: it's a fight boehner didn't want in the first place. the tea party conservatives who pushed him into it expressed support today for this new approach, testing the president's offer for a far- reaching talks on the budget, obamacare, and entitlements, like medicare. robert pittenger of north carolina: >> i think what we're looking at is coming together in a reasonable way is and say, hey, we'll meet you halfway. >> reporter: the change in tone say nod to reality. business groups who were worried about the shutdown and default, had begun threatening to campaign for democrats and gallup's latest poll found the public's approval of republicans has sunk to an all-time low-- 28%-- well below the democrats' 43%. senate republicans aren't entirely comfortable with the plan that their house g.o.p. c
speaker boehner seemed to drop his demands today for big changes to the president's health care law in exchange for funding the government. what do you need in order to reopen the full government? >> i don't want to put anything on the table. i don't want to take anything off the table. >> reporter: it's a fight boehner didn't want in the first place. the tea party conservatives who pushed him into it expressed support today for this new approach, testing the president's offer for a...
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there are some impressive alumni, orville red bacher took the course, so did warren buffett and john boehner. >> students are attracted in large part by the book, how to win friends and influence people, published in 1936, it is a collection of pair balances and principles .. simple business advice, more hallmark than harvard, like smile. be nice to people. don't humiliate them, don't bully them. so with apologies why do people have to pay good money to learn that. >> it is common sense. >> the difference is it is not common practice. >> we are going to start today with a representation of what may be going on every time you try to convey a message. >> at a dale carnegie class, everyone speaks, sometimes at the same time. learning to get their message across. >> this course which costs close to $2,000 for eight sessions is pretty much the same today as it was when carnegie himself started teaching 100 years ago. when you can agreeably disagree on something that future endeavors with each other, it usually comes back, you know,. >> bernie dick's was sent here by his boss at a new york city dr
there are some impressive alumni, orville red bacher took the course, so did warren buffett and john boehner. >> students are attracted in large part by the book, how to win friends and influence people, published in 1936, it is a collection of pair balances and principles .. simple business advice, more hallmark than harvard, like smile. be nice to people. don't humiliate them, don't bully them. so with apologies why do people have to pay good money to learn that. >> it is common...
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news of the release of the detainees came just before our interview with speaker boehner and it drew this reaction. >> this is very hard for me to believe that they can't find cuts elsewhere in their agency. i frankly think this is outrageous. and i'm looking for more facts but i can't believe that they can't find the kind of savings they need out of that department short of letting criminals go free. >> pelley: what do you think's going on here? >> i think that the administration's trying to play games. play games with the american people, scare the american people. this is not -- this is not leadership. >> pelley: you just accused the white house of fear-mongering. >> listen, they're out there making a lot of noise. what they really ought to be doing is coming up to the hill and working with the senate democrats to pass a bill that can replace the sequester and begin a deal with our long-term spending problem. >> pelley: sequester is the term that washington uses for those automatic budget cuts. speaker boehner says the house will not act until democrats in the senate take the lead
news of the release of the detainees came just before our interview with speaker boehner and it drew this reaction. >> this is very hard for me to believe that they can't find cuts elsewhere in their agency. i frankly think this is outrageous. and i'm looking for more facts but i can't believe that they can't find the kind of savings they need out of that department short of letting criminals go free. >> pelley: what do you think's going on here? >> i think that the...
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so house speaker john boehner said this morning that confronted with incomprehensible evil, americans pull together and embrace our national family more tightly. house minority leader nancy pelosi echoing those words and saying the thoughts and prayers of all members of congress are with coloradans this morning as they grapple with the random senseless act of violence that took the lives of innocent people. and colorado senator mark udall said, quote, i am deeply saddened and outraged by these senseless and tragic shootings. he went on to say, i am praying for a speedy recovery for those who were wounded. other members of the colorado delegation are using words this morning like stunned, furious, and horrific. >> nancy, will the congress expressly do anything differently than it would have done different today or have any kind of special expression of the nation's grief? >> reporter: well, the senate actually went out yesterday, so i would assume actually that the two colorado senators like many and are on their way to their n home districts. normally after a shooting like this, there
so house speaker john boehner said this morning that confronted with incomprehensible evil, americans pull together and embrace our national family more tightly. house minority leader nancy pelosi echoing those words and saying the thoughts and prayers of all members of congress are with coloradans this morning as they grapple with the random senseless act of violence that took the lives of innocent people. and colorado senator mark udall said, quote, i am deeply saddened and outraged by these...
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obama and republican house speaker john boehner failed to reach agreement on the budget, an agreement that they called "the grand bargain" you're calling for cooperation in washington, but if you're re- elected, john boehner will still be speaker of the house. paul ryan will still be the chairman of the budget committee. how will anything change in washington if all the players are the same, including yourself? >> well, first of all, we don't know what's going to happen in the election. in my election or anybody else's. so we don't want to take that for granted. but let's assume i'm re-elected and the house republicans are still in charge. i think it's important to point out that even with all the back- and-forth that's taken place this year, we got a lot of stuff done. we have cut a trillion dollars from our deficit because of an agreement that i made with speaker boehner that got passed and got signed. my sense is that the message that will be sent by voters this time out, if i'm re-elected, will be we're not satisfied with the pace of progress, but we do think that the ideas the pr
obama and republican house speaker john boehner failed to reach agreement on the budget, an agreement that they called "the grand bargain" you're calling for cooperation in washington, but if you're re- elected, john boehner will still be speaker of the house. paul ryan will still be the chairman of the budget committee. how will anything change in washington if all the players are the same, including yourself? >> well, first of all, we don't know what's going to happen in the...
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speaker boehner. you made a number of trades going back to the healthcare debate. you bought some insurance stock. did you make those trades based on non-public information? >> john boehner: i have not made any decisions on day-to-day trading activities in my account, and haven't for years. i don't... i do not do it, haven't done it and wouldn't do it. >> kroft: later, boehner's spokesman told us that the healthcare trades were made by the speaker's financial advisor, who he only consults with about once a year. >> schweizer: we need to find out whether they're part of a blind trust or not. >> kroft: peter schweizer thinks the timing is suspicious, and believes congressional leaders should have their stock funds in blind trusts. >> schweizer: whether it's $15,000 or $150,000, the principle, in my mind, is that it's simply wrong and it shouldn't take place. >> kroft: but there is a long history of self-dealing in washington, and it doesn't always involve stock trades. congressmen and senators also seem to have a special knack for land and real estate deals. when ill
speaker boehner. you made a number of trades going back to the healthcare debate. you bought some insurance stock. did you make those trades based on non-public information? >> john boehner: i have not made any decisions on day-to-day trading activities in my account, and haven't for years. i don't... i do not do it, haven't done it and wouldn't do it. >> kroft: later, boehner's spokesman told us that the healthcare trades were made by the speaker's financial advisor, who he only...
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. >> reporter: before the president even finished speaking, house republican leader john boehner fired off an angry statement accusing the president of "half-hearted proposals and full-throated political attacks" that boehner said won't do anything to create jobs. katie? >> couric: chip reid at the white house tonight. chip, thanks very much. now, in the past, the anniversary of september 11 has been marked by somber ceremonies free of politics. but in new york tomorrow, they could be overshadowed by protests. elaine, even the families of 9/11 victims are divided on this. >> reporter: that's exactly right, katie. for the families of september 11 victims, each anniversary brings pain. but this year, the politically charged fight over the proposed site behind me here of an islamic cultural center and mosque is bringing new heartache and division. jim riches and donna marsh- o'connor share a terrible bond. riches lost his son jimmy, a firefighter, in the september 11 attacks. >> we carried his body out, march 25, 2002. we go back down to the same spot where he breathed his last breath. >>
. >> reporter: before the president even finished speaking, house republican leader john boehner fired off an angry statement accusing the president of "half-hearted proposals and full-throated political attacks" that boehner said won't do anything to create jobs. katie? >> couric: chip reid at the white house tonight. chip, thanks very much. now, in the past, the anniversary of september 11 has been marked by somber ceremonies free of politics. but in new york tomorrow,...
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boehner has hinted that republicans might raise half of that, $800 billion, but only by reducing tax loopholes. >> getting rid of special interest deductions and not raising rates we think is better for the economy, pure and ecole. >> reporter: there is also a gap on spending cuts. yemocrats say they've already agreed to cut one trillion dollars from future spending, republicans, including majority leader eric cantor, responded with this: >> all of a sudden they're asking for $1.6 trillion in tax hikes and nowhere near that number in spending reforms. >> reporter: democrats are angling to raise taxes on the rich now and negotiate tax reform and spending cuts later. house minority leader nancy anlosi said the republican hard line is softening behind the scenes. >> i do know that many of the members there that they are ready to vote for middle income tax cut. >> reporter: both sides admit they have to make compromises in order to cut a deal. but, scott, what's happening isght now is that both sides are playing the clock hoping the pressure builds on the other side to compromise first.
boehner has hinted that republicans might raise half of that, $800 billion, but only by reducing tax loopholes. >> getting rid of special interest deductions and not raising rates we think is better for the economy, pure and ecole. >> reporter: there is also a gap on spending cuts. yemocrats say they've already agreed to cut one trillion dollars from future spending, republicans, including majority leader eric cantor, responded with this: >> all of a sudden they're asking for...